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Respected Jamaican drummer Desi Jones has died. Observer Online understands that Jones passed away suddenly on Saturday. He was 65.     Jones started his professional work on the drum set as a teenager when he joined an aggregation under the baton of renowned Jamaican musician and band leader, Sonny Bradshaw. Those formative years laid the foundation for what became a monumental career.       He was a founding member of the band Chalice and, after parting company, went on to form … Read entire article »

CARIBBEAN STAGE DRAMA IS BASED ON SHAKESPEARE’S MACBETH AND WILL BE PART OF NEW YORK CITY’S CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATIONS IN JUNE Broadway World Award winner David Heron will produce and direct the American Premiere presentation of the late Dominican-born playwright Alwin Bully’s Caribbean drama McBee in Jamaica, Queens in June. The play will be presented as a one-night-only staged reading production at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center (JPAC) on Sunday, June 23 at 7 pm, preceded … Read entire article »

By Nelson A. King/Caribbean Life— Photo by Anthony Turner—  Jamaican-born, New Jersey-based Dr. Love, manager of rising reggae star Nigy Boy, says he is no longer interested in being a “passa passa vlogger.” “I am out of the passa passa business,” Dr. Love – whose real name is Chris Crooks, a popular social media influencer, who made a career of speaking his mind on Facebook and Instagram live – told Caribbean Life on Tuesday. “I have been there, done that; now, … Read entire article »

By Sheldon Williams – STAR Writer— Reggae singer Da’Ville, who has been away from Jamaica for some time after relocating to the US, has claimed that doing music overseas has made him more knowledgeable and appreciated as some local producers took him for a fool in his earlier years.   “Doing music here in America is way different than in Jamaica. What I’ve encountered here is knowledge on a whole new level. I’ve learned to value my talents … Read entire article »

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